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[Deleted member 7219]

Hm, just read an ancient Codex review, VD seemed to love it and that was way before all the fixes and patches.

All right, sold.

I thought VD's review was very fair.

Gothic 3 isn't a great game overall, but I think in terms of art direction, soundtrack and overall world design its definitely one of the best of its genre (open-world action RPG).

 

[evdk]

Anyway what's the bloody deal with Gothic 3? Considering to grab it but the reviews and reactions are all over the place, can't wrap my head around it.

Codex verdict - yay or nay dammit?

For $2,50? Yay.

 

[sser]

I know you're the official GOG PR drone but, let's face it, the whole classic games, DRM free, anti-DLC schtick are mostly marketing gimmicks. I won't begrudge a company for wanting to make money but let's not kid anyone. Most of the people here are savvier than the halfwits who post on GOG forums. Blah blah blah... we only sell old games... blah blah blah we have our core values against paid DLC and wutwut in the buttbutt... but over the years as GOG's market share has grown so, too, has the steady retreat from their alleged core values.

Again, I don't begrudge a company for seeking profit but it's hilarious to see how obvious hypocrisy gets swept under the rug.

If I remember correctly GOG is no longer actually "good old games", it's just GOG now. I'm fine with their business so far even with the inclusion of modern titles. Their best sellers are still older titles by a very large margin. The notable aberrations being the Witcher series, but it's their own game so whatever. At least they make it DRM free and provide tons of extras essentially for free -- which is probably one of the best parts about GOG.

 

[DalekFlay]

If I remember correctly GOG is no longer actually "good old games", it's just GOG now. I'm fine with their business so far even with the inclusion of modern titles. Their best sellers are still older titles by a very large margin. The notable aberrations being the Witcher series, but it's their own game so whatever. At least they make it DRM free and provide tons of extras essentially for free -- which is probably one of the best parts about GOG.

They still seem to mostly sell new games that look and play like old games, with rare exception. Not sure if that is a conscious decision on their part or just which developers are okay with DRM free.

But yeah, the only requirement to sell on GOG officially seems to be DRM free and one price worldwide.

 

[sser]

If I remember correctly GOG is no longer actually "good old games", it's just GOG now. I'm fine with their business so far even with the inclusion of modern titles. Their best sellers are still older titles by a very large margin. The notable aberrations being the Witcher series, but it's their own game so whatever. At least they make it DRM free and provide tons of extras essentially for free -- which is probably one of the best parts about GOG.

They still seem to mostly sell new games that look and play like old games, with rare exception. Not sure if that is a conscious decision on their part or just which developers are okay with DRM free.

But yeah, the only requirement to sell on GOG officially seems to be DRM free and one price worldwide.

Lately it's been mostly new games, but it's whatever. GOG's selection is huge, DRM free, and comes with tons of extra goodies. Plus, their site is very intuitive to use. Nothing to hate, really.

Also, I bet we see Wasteland before the sequel's launch. And I think they still got some very well liked oldies up their sleeve.

 

[Kirtai]

Todays releases are

Two Worlds 2 Epic Editionfor $9.99 until Thursday, May 2, at 9:59AM GMT. (50% off)
Space Empires 4: Deluxe for $9.99

 

[cvv]

Todays releases are

Two Worlds 2 Epic Editionfor $9.99 until Thursday, May 2, at 9:59AM GMT. (50% off)
Space Empires 4: Deluxe for $9.99

Should I care and why?

 

[Deuce Traveler]

No reason to get snippy. This thread is for GOG updates, especially for good games. Two Worlds 2 is an RPG (though not a good one) and Space Empires 4 looks like the kind of hard-core small company game that discerning monocle wearers of 4x games would appreciate:

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/space-empires-iv-is-a-way-of-life.13139/

 

[Kirtai]

Also, I put in the referral tags so the Codex gets a kickback if someone buys via them.

 

[cvv]

No reason to get snippy.

No snippiness intended. Just wanted to know what was the Codex view. There's no thread here about either of those games and there was no review on GOG yet when I was posting.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

No reason to get snippy.

...There's no thread here about either of those games...

Try google.

Two Worlds:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/two-worlds-ii-review.52006/
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/two-worlds-ii-interview.43656/
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...ds-ii-official-release-and-impressions.54950/
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...rlds-gamebanshee-reviews-two-worlds-ii.74798/

Space Empires 4:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/space-empires-iv-deluxe.10855/
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/space-empires-iv-is-a-way-of-life.13139/
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...n-space-empires-iv-deluxe-exterminatus.54635/

 

[cvv]

No reason to get snippy.

...There's no thread here about either of those games...

Try google.

Two Worlds:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/two-worlds-ii-review.52006/
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/two-worlds-ii-interview.43656/
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...ds-ii-official-release-and-impressions.54950/
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...rlds-gamebanshee-reviews-two-worlds-ii.74798/

Space Empires 4:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/space-empires-iv-deluxe.10855/
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/space-empires-iv-is-a-way-of-life.13139/
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...n-space-empires-iv-deluxe-exterminatus.54635/

But seriously, the SE4 threads are shitty and the TW2 external review is retarded.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

The TW2 external review is retarded, but Codexers responded with their impressions in the thread. Altogether they found the game to be mediocre. GOG.com is reliable as long as you understand their skewed rating systems. 4.5 stars is an average or good game, 5 stars is very good and 4 stars and lower is bad to rage-level bad.

As for the SE4 threads, Cassidy 's Let's Play Poland in Space Empires IV Deluxe was the shit.

 

[Sceptic]

The TW2 external review is retarded, but Codexers responded with their impressions in the thread. Altogether they found the game to be mediocre.

The review sea wrote is quite good, in that other thread. The other one is completely retarded. As for Codexer impressions, it's more like "has some really good aspects drowned in some atrocious design decisions". It's overall mediocre, but might be worth a shot if you can look past the flaws (though still not great regardless).

Expansion was IIRC better but I never tried, maybe commie can shed some light.

 

[commie]

The TW2 external review is retarded, but Codexers responded with their impressions in the thread. Altogether they found the game to be mediocre.

The review sea wrote is quite good, in that other thread. The other one is completely retarded. As for Codexer impressions, it's more like "has some really good aspects drowned in some atrocious design decisions". It's overall mediocre, but might be worth a shot if you can look past the flaws (though still not great regardless).

Expansion was IIRC better but I never tried, maybe commie can shed some light.

Expansion is really enjoyable. TW2 as a whole improved as much as it degraded or repeated the errors of the first one, but the expansion IMO was much better designed. It was much more focused on the strengths of TW2 such as quests and tried to limit the inclusion of the negative aspects of the base game, as much as could be done. I'd say it's what Risen 2 should have been more like, complete with a similar pirate theme.

 

[Kirtai]

The weekends promo is the very originally named "Assorted April Games"

50% off the following

Psychonauts
Enclave
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
Time Commando
Dangerous Dave Pack
Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy)
Carmageddon Max Pack
Unmechanical
Retro City Rampage
Hotline Miami
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
La Mulana
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers

 

[sea]

Expansion is really enjoyable. TW2 as a whole improved as much as it degraded or repeated the errors of the first one, but the expansion IMO was much better designed. It was much more focused on the strengths of TW2 such as quests and tried to limit the inclusion of the negative aspects of the base game, as much as could be done. I'd say it's what Risen 2 should have been more like, complete with a similar pirate theme.

Yeah, the expansion is... not what I'd call great, but it's a step up. The bad combat mechanics and wonky controls are still sort of there, but exploration is more rewarding and the story and quests are much stronger overall, though again it doesn't take itself too seriously. The world is much smaller now too, and you can teleport even more readily around the islands, so there is much less wasted time backtracking and wandering vast expanses of nothing. The only bad part of it is the ending, which sends you through several areas with tons of filler combat and really dragons on, but the story payoff is worth it. In fact, the story is interesting enough that it feels like it belongs in a completely different game, not a silly campy pirate adventure.

 

[commie]

Well if TW2 was worse than Divinty 2 then TW2 Pirates was better than it. Since Div 2 gets a disproportionate amount of love here it's only fair to put it in perspective regarding the relative quality(for better or worse) of both games. Oh and I speak as someone that liked Div 2 a lot (though I can see it's quite mediocre overall objectively speaking) and TW2 gave a similar level of actual enjoyment in the face of many limitations.

 

[ManjuShri]

Is the TW2 Worldmerge mod recommended?

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Today's GOG special is Painkiller Black Edition for $3.99. I really liked Blood and some people have made comparisons from that game to this one. I'm tapped out of cash right now and have a number of games in the queue, but I'll likely pick it up on the next sale.

Here's the link: http://af.gog.com/gamecard/painkiller?as=1649904300

 

[Humppaleka]

Is the TW2 Worldmerge mod recommended?

It is, I haven't played much of it but it was definite incline as it removes the barriers between the expansion content and vanilla, plus it adds the MP maps and a bunch of tweaks and mods. No reason to play vanilla.

 

[Minttunator]

Today's GOG special is Painkiller Black Edition for $3.99. I really liked Blood and some people have made comparisons from that game to this one. I'm tapped out of cash right now and have a number of games in the queue, but I'll likely pick it up on the next sale.

Here's the link: http://af.gog.com/gamecard/painkiller?as=1649904300

I enjoyed Painkiller very much. I'd say it's a Serious Sam-style mass murdering simulator more than anything else, but the comparisons to Blood are apt as well, especially with regards to the occult atmosphere. No puzzles, no real story, no cover shooting, no shitty support characters - just pure murder. You get to kill thousands of mobs with interesting weapons (there's one that shoots shurikens and lightning!), what more could one want?

I think Painkiller is great. This is one of the few times I agree with Yahtzee:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/57-Painkiller

 

[Kirtai]

I have to admit that Yahtzees line "OK, so maybe it is nothing but murdering tons of dudes, but it does it so well what more could you want?" is pretty much spot on. I personally prefer the shotgun to the electrodriver (the shurikens and lightning gun) though.

 

[wergle]

Painkiller really shined as a team deathmatch game, but since the singleplayer component is basically Serious Sam with better weapons and fun movement it's absolutely worth a buy. Don't expect much of a challenge, though.

 

[Kirtai]

Todays release is Great Battles Collector's Edition for $5.99

It contains Great Battles of Alexander, Great Battles of Hannibal, and Great Battles of Caesar